Green Chile Chicken Enchilada Casserole
If you have never had white green chile chicken.
Recipe Summary Green Chile Chicken Enchilada Casserole
If you're looking for a green chile chicken enchilada casserole with a kick, this might be the one for you. I found the base recipe scouring the web for something that would taste like my ex-mom-in-law's casserole, which was to-die-for, and I've tweaked it a few times to make it my own. Try throwing in some jalapenos for even more kick.Ingredients | Green Chile Chicken Linguine1 tablespoon oil, or to taste½ cup chopped hot green chile peppers½ cup chopped white onion½ cup chopped bell pepper½ cup frozen corn½ cup drained canned black beans3 cloves garlic, minced1 ¼ cups cooked shredded chicken breast1 (28 ounce) can Hatch green chile enchilada sauce, dividedfresh cracked black pepper to taste11 (6 inch) corn tortillas, cut into quarters, divided2 tablespoons sour cream, divided⅓ cup New Mexican hot green chile salsa1 ½ cups shredded Mexican cheese blend, dividedDirectionsPreheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat; saute green chile peppers, onion, bell pepper, corn, black beans, and garlic until onion and bell pepper are tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove skillet from heat.Stir chicken, 1/2 cup enchilada sauce, and black pepper into vegetable mixture.Spread 1/4 cup enchilada sauce in the bottom of an 11x17-inch casserole dish.Lightly coat 1 side of 18 tortilla quarters with sour cream and arrange, sour cream-side up, in the casserole dish. Spread 1/2 of the chicken mixture over tortilla layer.Stir green chile salsa into the remaining chicken mixture.Sprinkle 1/2 cup Mexican cheese blend over chicken mixture layer in the casserole dish; top with 10 tortilla quarters. Pour 1/4 cup enchilada sauce over tortilla layer and cover with chicken-salsa mixture; add 1/2 cup Mexican cheese blend.Lightly coat 14 tortilla quarters with sour cream and arrange, sour cream-side down, over the cheese layer. Spread 1 cup enchilada sauce over tortillas and top with remaining cheese.Bake in the preheated oven until cooked through and cheese is bubbling, 20 to 25 minutes.Info | Green Chile Chicken Linguineprep:
30 mins
cook:
25 mins
total:
55 mins
Servings:
6
Yield:
6 servings
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